The Shelburne Development Review Board heard the case Wednesday for an appeal of a zoning violation issued to the Champlain Housing Trust by the town manager.The violation was issued last October for the Harbor Place motel off Shelburne Road for what the town manger claimed was improper zoning permits, for a change of use and added use of the motel.Watch this storyTown manager Joe Colangelo claimed that the general public must be able to access the motel with a permit, under the definition of motel."The main basis of my notice of the violation was, that at the time of issuing the notice of violation, nobody had stayed at Harbor Place, except through a contract, so no member in the general public outside of a contracted agency had stayed there," Colangelo said.After receiving the violation, the trust issued an appeal, which the board heard Wednesday. Champlain Housing Trust CFO Michael Monte said he believes the town served the violation because of the people that they help."We believe that because we are serving lower income people, the town has issued this violation," Monte said.Harbor Place provides affordable emergency lodging to lower income people, victims of domestic violence and families displaced by disasters.

SHELBURNE, Vt. —

The Shelburne Development Review Board heard the case Wednesday for an appeal of a zoning violation issued to the Champlain Housing Trust by the town manager.

The violation was issued last October for the Harbor Place motel off Shelburne Road for what the town manger claimed was improper zoning permits, for a change of use and added use of the motel.

Town manager Joe Colangelo claimed that the general public must be able to access the motel with a permit, under the definition of motel.

"The main basis of my notice of the violation was, that at the time of issuing the notice of violation, nobody had stayed at Harbor Place, except through a contract, so no member in the general public outside of a contracted agency had stayed there," Colangelo said.

After receiving the violation, the trust issued an appeal, which the board heard Wednesday. Champlain Housing Trust CFO Michael Monte said he believes the town served the violation because of the people that they help.

"We believe that because we are serving lower income people, the town has issued this violation," Monte said.

Harbor Place provides affordable emergency lodging to lower income people, victims of domestic violence and families displaced by disasters.